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International Polar Year
IPY 2007-2008
 
 
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Expressions of Intent for IPY 2007-2008 Activities

Expression of Interest Details

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PROPOSAL INFORMATION

(ID No: 211)

Arctic and Antarctic Sea Level Network Development and Studies of Polar Sea Level Variability  (Arctic and Antarctic Sea Levels)

Outline
The measurement of sea level along polar coastlines presents great technical challenges for the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) of the WMO/IOC Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM). The need for measurements

Theme(s)   Major Target
The current state of the polar environment
Change in the polar regions
Polar-global linkages and teleconnections
 

What significant advance(s) in relation to the IPY themes and targets can be anticipated from this project?
Collaborative enhancements to the Arctic and Antarctic sea level monitoring networks as part of GLOSS. Understanding of the ocean dynamics which result in coherence, or spatial difference, in sea level variability. Insight into warming and freshening of p

What international collaboration is involved in this project?
The primary groups involved will be the national sea level agencies which are members of the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) (see http://www.pol.ac.uk/psmsl/programmes/gloss.info.html). GLOSS which will provide an essential framework for coordin


FIELD ACTIVITY DETAILS

Geographical location(s) for the proposed field activities:
In principle, the geographical areas to be studied includes the entire Arctic and Antarctic coastlines. In practice, tide gauge measurement sites will be limited to relatively open-ocean locations which have good infrastructure (telephone links, local con

Approximate timeframe(s) for proposed field activities:
Arctic: IPY and ongoing            
Antarctic: IPY and ongoing            

Significant facilities will be required for this project:
Tide gauge stations might be said to be both ‘Existing Field Stations’, ‘New Field Stations’ or ‘Observatories’ in Note 3. They are usually located near to population centres with power, communications etc. or at polar bases where there are sonnel.

Will the project leave a legacy of infrastructure?
The project will leave core Arctic and Antarctic sea level networks which will serve monitoring requirements for the next decade. The Arctic network will also contribute to Arctic GOOS.

How is it envisaged that the required logistic support will be secured?
Consortium

See section 4.

Has the project been "endorsed" at a national or international level?
All agencies involved in polar sea level measurements as part of GLOSS are national organisations.


PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURE

Is the project a short-term expansion (over the IPY 2007-2008 timeframe) of an existing plan, programme or initiative or is it a new autonomous proposal?
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The project contributes to the Global Sea Level Observing System (GLOSS) which was established by IOC in 1985.

How will the project be organised and managed?
The project will be managed as regional activities of GLOSS by the IOC Technical Secretariat and is expected to continue thereafter under the auspices of GLOSS, together with Arctic GOOS.

What are the initial plans of the project for addressing the education, outreach and communication issues outlined in the Framework document?
EOC will be the responsibility of each partner in GLOSS within its own country. GLOSS will also provide a wider mechanism via its international training courses, web pages and considerable IOC/UNESCO resources for reports and publicat

What are the initial plans of the project to address data management issues (as outlined in the Framework document)?
Data management will be undertaken by each national partner in line with GLOSS standards. In the case of Arctic measurements, the data centres of Norwegian, Danish and UK partners are participants in the European Sea Level Service (ESEAS), Russia sea leve

How is it proposed to fund the project?
The hardware (tide gauges) and research costs of the project will be funded initially from the existing budgets of each national partner. It is the intention of partners to bid for additional funds from national IPY Announcements of Opportunity.

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PROPOSER DETAILS

Dr Philip Woodworth
Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory
6 Brownlow Street
Liverpool
L3 5DA
UK

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Other project members and their affiliation

Name   Affiliation
Dr. Mark Merrifield   Director, University of Hawaii Sea Level Center and Chairman
     
     
     
     
     

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